Resident Handbook - UC Davis Health System

service for which the vacation is granted. No two vacation periods may be concurrent(e.g., last month of the G-2 year and first month of the G-3 year in sequence) and aresident does not have the option of reducing the total time required for residency (36calendar months) by relinquishing vacation time.Vacation time is broken up into two 2-week blocks.PGY III residents may take one to two week vacation blocks. Vacation cannot be takenduring the last two weeks of residency. This also is scheduled by the Program Directoron the Master Schedule.Changes to scheduled vacation will only be considered for exceptional circumstances andwill usually be denied by the program director. This is a reflection of the difficulty ofbalancing call, service and FPC coverage. If you do have a request, it must come with asolution to these issues and must be approved by the Chief Resident, the service, and theFPC.Vacation and PTO time must be used each academic year. Neither can be carried over tothe next year. At the end of the academic year, any unused time is “paid out” to you assalary. Any excess use of PTO results in the resident has to extend his/her training time.SENTINAL EVENTSMercy Medical Center Redding leadership and staff support a proactive sentinel evenmanagement system that addresses both actual and potential events. Details of this program areavailable on hospital computers at:• Start: Application Launcher: North State Facilities: Mercy Redding: Everyday Use:Redding On-Line Manuals: Administrative Governance:o X.C.5 – Sentinel Event Managemento X.S.0 – Event Reporting and Management.Page 115 of 153SICK LEAVEResidents are responsible to notify the Residency Coordinator if you are unable to work due toillness or if you have a medical/dental appointment. The coordinator will notify your service andhealth center for coverage as appropriate. A few hours out during a workday is not consideredPTO, but you do need to manage the appropriate notifications so your work is covered. Afterhours and on weekends, the core faculty member on Family Practice Service should be notifiedin the event of an emergency absence. Sick days are detracted from your PTO pool; please referto section on Paid Time Off. If the jeopardy call resident takes call, he/she should immediatelynotify the resident office and any post call clinics that may be affected (i.e. MFHC, communitypreceptors, etc.). Sick leave is considered time away from residency training by the ABFM.Residents may be required to use scheduled vacation time to make up for missed rotations if it isclear that they will exceed the allowed 30 days per academic year away from residency training.C:\Documents and Settings\dhutak\Desktop\rshb13.doc